OLEXP: Saving Message with Digital Certificate Returns Digital ID File (194727)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q194727

SYMPTOMS

When you open a message that contains a digital certificate and then save the file, you receive a Digital ID file with an extension of .p7c.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook Express is a Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Messaging Extensions (S/MIME) protocol e-mail client that can send and receive digitally signed messages and encrypted messages. The .p7c file contains a digital certificate.

For additional information about using digital certificates, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

168726 How to Digitally Sign and Encrypt Messages

179380 How to Remove, Import, and Export Digital Certificates

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB194727
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